At least we're getting an actual time frame instead of a shot in the dark!

This gives them time to really hype this thing up to be touted as one of the biggest releases of the year, which it should be. It's a well known and beloved franchise that helped to put anime on the map for many people in the 90s. It definitely put Toonami on the map (DBZ took it to the stratosphere, but if SM didn't appear on it, DBZ might've never got much of a chance on it because they would've never seen how viable of a vehicle Toonami was).

The fact that they are taking a TMNT 2003 approach with this in that it'll have Naoko's input and follow the manga closely only heightens excitement.